CVE-2008-1833

Heap-based buffer overflow in pe.c in libclamav in ClamAV 0.92.1 allows remote attackers to...

7.5 HighFix available

Heap-based buffer overflow in pe.c in libclamav in ClamAV 0.92.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted WWPack compressed PE binary.

Exploit likelihood

8.60%Down 3.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Heap-based buffer overflow in pe.c in libclamav in ClamAV 0.92.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted WWPack compressed PE binary.

Record: CVE-2008-1833
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Heap-based buffer overflow in pe.c in libclamav in ClamAV 0.92.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted WWPack compressed PE binary.

Record: CVE-2008-1833
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-1833 No score

Heap-based buffer overflow in pe.c in libclamav in ClamAV 0.92.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted WWPack compressed PE binary.

Record: EUVD-2008-1833
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qp3p-jxgq-6c7f No score

Heap-based buffer overflow in pe.c in libclamav in ClamAV 0.92.1 allows remote attackers to...

Heap-based buffer overflow in pe.c in libclamav in ClamAV 0.92.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted WWPack compressed PE binary.

Record: GHSA-qp3p-jxgq-6c7f
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Heap-based buffer overflow in pe.c in libclamav in ClamAV 0.92.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted WWPack compressed PE binary.

Record: CVE-2008-1833
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-1833 No score

Heap-based buffer overflow in pe.c in libclamav in ClamAV 0.92.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted WWPack compressed PE binary.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2008-1833
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

clam anti-virus clamav

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`clamav` Debian:12	before 0.92.1~dfsg2-1.1	0.92.1~dfsg2-1.1
`clamav` Debian:13	before 0.92.1~dfsg2-1.1	0.92.1~dfsg2-1.1
`clamav` Debian:14	before 0.92.1~dfsg2-1.1	0.92.1~dfsg2-1.1
`clamav` Debian:4.0 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0.90.1dfsg-3etch11, plus listed versions 0.90.1-20.90.1-3.1lenny20.90.1-3.1lenny30.90.1-3etch10.90.1-3etch2 Show 8 moreShow less 0.90.1-3etch30.90.1-3etch40.90.1-3etch50.90.1-3etch60.90.1-3etch70.90.1-3etch80.90.1dfsg-3etch100.90.1dfsg-3etch9	0.90.1dfsg-3etch11

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-1833 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Clam Anti-virus Clamav, published April 16, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.60%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in clamav 0.92.1~dfsg2-1.1.

References

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